Simone Ashley

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Simone Ashley
Born
Simone Ashwini Pillai

(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 26)[1][2]
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Simone Ashwini Pillai (born 30 March 1995), known professionally as Simone Ashley, is a British actress.[3]

Early life and education[]

Born to Tamil Indian parents Latha and Gunasekharan,[4] Pillai is from Camberley, Surrey and has an older brother, Sean. In an interview with Veylex, Ashley talks about how despite growing up in a household filled with Indian academics, she was always drawn more towards the creative fields.[5] Ashley grew up singing classical music and opera and playing piano.[6] The family later moved to Beaconsfield whilst Ashley attended Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead for sixth form.[7][5] She went on to train in acting at Arts Educational School in London.[1][8]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Boogie Man Aarti
2018 Kill Ben Lyk Girl Ben Lyk [9]
2018 Sparrow Taylor Short film
2019 Detective Pikachu Girlfriend
TBA Bulldog Lori Short film; voice role

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Wolfblood Zuhra 2 episodes
2016 Guilt Amanda Episode: "A Simple Plan"
2017 Broadchurch Dana 2 episodes
2017 Strike Alicia Episode: "The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 3"
2017 L'ispettore Coliandro Veena Episode: "Mortal Club"
2018 Doctors Sofia Johal Episode: "Any Moment"
2019 Casualty Shai Anderson 1 episode
2019 A Working Mom's Nightmare Aisha Television film
2019–present Sex Education Olivia Hanan 15 episodes
2020 The Sister Elise Fox Miniseries; 3 episodes[10]
2022 Bridgerton Kate Sharma Main role (season 2)[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Wahi, Sukriti (16 February 2021). "Who Is Simone Ashley? Meet Bridgerton's New Leading Lady". Elle Australia. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ^ Tisdale, Jerrica (25 February 2021). "Simone Ashley: 7 Cool Things To Know About The Bridgerton Season 2 Actress". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ October 13, Breanne L. Heldman; Am, 2021 11:25. "Bridgerton Newcomer Simone Ashley Had a 'Pinch-Me Moment' When Mindy Kaling Messaged Her".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ https://liverampup.com/p/simone-ashley-parents-wiki.html%7Cdate=January 2022
  5. ^ a b "Exclusive Q&A with Simone Ashley of "Sex Education" (Netflix)". Veylex. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Variety's 10 Brits to Watch for 2021: A Celebration of Talent". Variety. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. ^ Simpson, Richard (27 February 2021). "Sex Education star set to shake up Bridgerton in steamy new series". Mirror. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. ^ Hanrahan, Laura (18 February 2021). "Everything You Need To Know About 'Bridgerton' Season 2 Star Simone Ashley". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  9. ^ Fowler, Sara (25 June 2019). "Britain's Simone Ashley stars in award-winning film 'Kill Ben Lyk'". Medium. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ Sanyal, Pathikrit (20 January 2020). "'The Sister' on Hulu: Meet Simone Ashley, Bertie Carvel, Russell Tovey and rest of the cast of British psychological thriller". MEAWW. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (15 February 2021). "'Bridgerton': Simone Ashley Lands Female Lead In Season 2 Of Netflix Hit From Shondaland". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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